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January - February

- The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Perry, Sarah. The Essex Serpent. Harper Collins, 2018.

- The novel opens with a New Year's Eve reveler wandering along the waterfront where he becomes terrified for no logical reason.

- The reveler determines it is his imagination and decides to take a swim in the black, icy waters to prove he is not afraid.

- Dr. Luke Garrett is introduced to the reader, riding the tube and reciting anatomy facts, as he is on his way to visit Cora Seaborne.

- We learn that Luke Garrett has been Michael Seaborne's personal physician.

- Michael Seaborne had recently died of cancer, leaving behind a wife and son.

- Cora Seaborne attends the memorial service of her husband with her son, Francis, companion Martha, and Luke Garrett.

- Francis Seaborne, Cora's only son...

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